white=A legendary Pokémon that is said to liveinthunderclouds.Itfreelycontrolslightningbolts.|

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|soulsilver=This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appearonlywhenathundercloudpartsintotwo halves.

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black 2=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.|

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|black=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.

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white 2=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.|

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|white=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.

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|black 2=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.

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|white 2=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.

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|y=A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.

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===Sprites===

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{{GenIPokéSprites

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|brcolor={{Electric}}

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|bgcolor={{Flying}}

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|rbspr=RBZapdos.png

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|cryspr=CrystalZapdos.gif}}

===Learnset===

===Learnset===

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====Generation I====

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====Leveling====

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{{Main|Zapdos/Learnset Generation I}}

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<tabber>

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====Generation II====

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Generation II=

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{{Main|Zapdos/Learnset Generation II}}

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{{Movessettop|type=Electric|type2=Flying|gen=II}}

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{{Movessetmid|1|'''[[Peck]]'''|35|100|35|Flying}}

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{{Movessetmid|1|'''[[ThunderShock]]'''|40|100|30|Electric}}

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{{Movessetmid|13|[[Thunder Wave]]|—|100|20|Electric}}

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{{Movessetmid|25|[[Agility]]|—|—|30|Psychic}}

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{{Movessetmid|37|[[Detect]]|—|—|5|Fighting}}

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{{Movessetmid|49|'''[[Drill Peck]]'''|80|100|20|Flying}}

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{{Movessetmid|61|[[Light Screen]]|—|—|30|Psychic}}

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{{Movessetmid|73|'''[[Thunder]]'''|120|70|5|Electric}}

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{{Movessetend|type=Electric}}

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|-|

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Generation I=

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{{Movessettop|type=Electric|type2=Flying|gen=I}}

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{{Movessetmid|1|'''[[Drill Peck]]'''|80|100|20|Flying}}

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{{Movessetmid|1|'''[[ThunderShock]]'''|40|100|30|Electric}}

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{{Movessetmid|51|'''[[Thunder]]'''|120|70|5|Electric}}

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{{Movessetmid|55|[[Agility]]|—|—|30|Psychic}}

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{{Movessetmid|60|[[Light Screen]]|—|—|30|Psychic}}

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{{Movessetend|type=Electric}}

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</tabber>

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==Name pun==

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==Appearances==

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It is possible that the last part of each birds name are puns, because the last syllable of each of the Legendary Birds is a number in Spanish (ex. Artic'''uno''', Zap'''dos''', Mol'''tres'''). Zapdos would then be the second Legendary Bird of the trio. Zapdos' name could also be hinting at the Generation V main legendary pokemon [http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Zekrom Zekrom] , also an electric type. Since its name means electric-two, it is possible Zapdos could have been a forshadowing of [http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Zekrom Zekrom] .

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===In the anime===

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[[File:Zapdos.jpg|thumb|Zapdos in the anime]]

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Zapdos first appears in the anime in the episode ''[[IL017|Land of the Giant Pokemon]]''.

==Trivia==

==Trivia==

*Zapdos, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of lightning.

*Zapdos, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of lightning.

*Zapdos appears to have two sets of wings, stating it has a black part and a yellow part.

*Zapdos appears to have two sets of wings, stating it has a black part and a yellow part.

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*All of the Legendary Birds have a number in their name, although in Spanish. ArticUNO (One), ZapDOS (Two), and MolTRES (Three).

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{{References|zapdos|145}}

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===Name pun===

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{{PokémonPrevNext|prev=Articuno|next=Moltres}}

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Itispossiblethatthe last part of each birds name are puns, because the last syllable of each of the Legendary Birds is a number in Spanish (ex. Artic'''uno''', Zap'''dos''', Mol'''tres'''). Zapdos would then be the second Legendary Bird of the trio. Zapdos' name could also be hinting at the Generation V main legendary pokemon [[Zekrom]], also an electric type. Since its name means electric-two, it is possible Zapdos could have been a foreshadowing of Zekrom.

Appearances

In the anime

Trivia

Zapdos, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of lightning.

Zapdos appears to have two sets of wings, stating it has a black part and a yellow part.

Name pun

It is possible that the last part of each birds name are puns, because the last syllable of each of the Legendary Birds is a number in Spanish (ex. Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres). Zapdos would then be the second Legendary Bird of the trio. Zapdos' name could also be hinting at the Generation V main legendary pokemon Zekrom, also an electric type. Since its name means electric-two, it is possible Zapdos could have been a foreshadowing of Zekrom.